ASUS Z10PE-D16 + Dual Xeon E5-2620 v4
Pulled from a working system and confirmed fully operational — booted to BIOS clean, both CPUs identified correctly, all memory slots verified, no Q-code errors.
Full onboard IPMI/BMC (ASMB8-iKVM) — dedicated management port, out-of-band remote access via web browser. KVM over IP, remote power on/off/reset, hardware monitoring, fan control, BIOS access over the network. No extra hardware needed. Proxmox and homelab builders know exactly what this means.
Upgrade path goes all the way to E5-2699 v4 (22-core) in both sockets — the included E5-2620 v4s prove the platform works, and you can drop in whatever v3 or v4 Xeons you want from there.
Full writeup on the flip on the blog.
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- I Paid $280 for a Dual-Socket DDR4 Workstation With Noctua Coolers Already On It — ASUS Z10PE-D16, dual E5-2620 v4, 64GB DDR4 ECC, two Noctua NH-D9DX coolers, full IPMI. $280 shipped. Here's the board, the test results, and the split plan.
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Full Specifications
Form Factor
SSI-EEB (needs server case or open bench)
Sockets
Dual LGA 2011-3 (Socket R3)
CPU Support
E5-2600 v3 / v4 — up to E5-2699 v4 (22-core)
Chipset
Intel C612
Included CPUs
2x Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 (8C/16T · 2.1GHz · boost 3.0GHz · 85W)
Memory Slots
16x DDR4 DIMM — 8 per CPU, quad-channel per socket
Memory Support
ECC RDIMM / LRDIMM · up to 1TB RAM
PCIe
Multiple PCIe 3.0 slots
Storage
SATA III · M.2
Networking
Dual Intel Gigabit LAN · dedicated IPMI management port
IPMI / BMC
ASUS ASMB8-iKVM — IPMI 2.0, KVM over IP, virtual media, remote power
USB
USB 3.0
Video Out
VGA (onboard, for BIOS / management use)
BIOS
Version 3703 · build date 04/24/2018
Condition
Good — fully tested, clean POST, no issues